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Class Notes March 2010
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Dennis Pierce ’73 and his wife, Sandie, have been married for 26 years. They have 3 children: Jason 25; Dennis, 22; and Mary Beth, 17. Pierce’s oldest son, Jason, is an Army veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Pierce spent 30 years in the business world before attending Washington Theological Union, a Roman Catholic School of Theology and Ministry. He wrote his master’s thesis on Saint Frances de Sales. For the past four years, Pierce has been the director of Religious Education at Saint Stephen the Martyr Catholic Church in Middleburg, VA.
Chuck Givonetti ’84 has joined the Cambridge Trust Co. of Cambridge, MA as operations officer with the Solutions Management team. He also is the clerk and a member of the Board of Directors of the Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Massachusetts (www.apcsm.org). Givonetti and 7 other community members founded the Brockton, MA based non-profit organization in 2009 in response to another humane organization that would have to close their facility due to financial difficulties. The shelter remained open and annually helps more than 3,500 animals and their families with care and compassion. (photo left)
Trudy Hardy ’91 received the Spirit of Leadership Award from Women’s Automotive Association International. The award recognizes significant contributions in the profession, community and family and those that have served as mentors and role models. Hardy joined MINI USA in 2001 to help launch the MINI brand; she is manager of Marketing, responsible for brand strategy, positioning, communication, research and events for MINI within the U.S. market. Hardy is an active member of the Board of Governors at Ramapo College and volunteers her time with the Anisfield School of Business where she participates in alumni networking events. Hardy is a frequent guest speaker who participates on ASB panel discussions. (photo right)
Catherine Ramey ’93 and her husband had a son, Ethan, born December 17, arriving in time for the holiday season. (photo left)
Timothy Finley ’94 is an anesthesiologist at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, NJ. Dr. Finley, who is a member of the Center for the Rural Development of Milo (Crudem) Foundation, helped with the earthquake relief efforts at Hospital Sacre Coeur in Haiti. He has traveled 7 times to Haiti to share his medical expertise.
Ari Daniel Rabinowitz ’02 and Beth Rachel Sanders announced their engagement. An August wedding is planned in Ventnor, NJ. Rabinowitz is employed at Universal Tape and Supply in Somers Point, NJ. (photo right)
Jacqueline Candura ’04 and James Bates ’08 announced their engagement. A July 17 wedding is planned at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, NJ.
William Hannis ’04 and Megan Schwind ’06 announced their engagement. An October wedding is planned. Schwind teaches kindergarten in Summit, NJ. Hannis is a fourth grade teacher and a baseball coach there. (photo left)
Jessie Losch ’08 landed a part in a film, “Converse.” Before receiving the role, Losch worked a preschool teacher. She spent last summer studying Shakespeare and classical acting in Oxford, England. She speaks fluent Spanish, has performed orations on the street corners of Manhattan’s Washington Square Park and carries around a notebook full of monologues she loves. (photo right)
Kyle Mastropole ’08 was sworn in as the newest member of the Waldwick Police Department. This past August he completed a semester at New York Law School before being offered a position with the borough. Mastropole is expected to graduate from the Bergen County Police Academy June 18.
